The Jewish Gospels: The Story of the Jewish Christ Daniel Boyarin The recent discovery of an ancient Hebrew tablet, predating the birth of Jesus, made the front page of the New York Times for its shocking revelation: the tablet predicted a Messiah who would rise form the dead after three days. In this landmark new book, Daniel Boyarin, one of the world's leading Talmud scholars, reveals how this discovery should be anything but surprising. Offering a startling and brilliant rereading of the New Testament, The Jewish Gospels makes a profound case for viewing these texts – and Jesus Christ himself - as fundamentally Jewish. Boyarin weaves a rich tapestry of new discoveries and ancient scriptures, shoeing how the coming of the Messiah had actually been fully imagined in the Jewish scriptures, and that Jesus' core teachings were not at all a break from Jewish beliefs. Furthermore, Boyarin argues, what came to be known as Christianity only took form much later, as religious and political leaders sought to impose a new orthodoxy that did not exist in Jesus' lifetime. The Jewish Gospels delves deeply into the very roots of modern religious identity, offering a radical challenge to some of our society's most cherished assumptions. With a foreword by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Jack Miles, here is a rare, groundbreaking book that promises to change the way we think. Daniel Boyarin, Taubman Professor of Talmudic Culture and rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley, is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships. His books include A Radical Jew, Border Lines, and Socrates and the Fat Rabbis. He lives in Berkeley, California.